Google released its international search data for 2018 on Wednesday, December 12.
The royal wedding was one of the major interests for people around the world on 2018 and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and a retired American actor who became a member of the British royal family upon her marriage to Prince Harry, became the top search globally in the People category. Popular American singer Demi Lovato and Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone came in second and third place respectively.
Bangladesh search analytics of Google for 2018 shows the most searched person was Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović who turned into a social media phenomenon in this year’s Fifa world cup. Croatia suffered a 4-2 loss against France in the FIFA World Cup 2018 final but she was seen exchanging hugs with smiling face with players of both teams including the French President Emmanuel Macron. These photos took Bangladeshi netizens by storm and the year end result of Google proves so. Priya Prakash Varrier, the winking girl from the video of the song titled “Manikya Malaraya Poovi” from the Malayalam film “Oru Adaar Love,” came into second place in Bangladeshi searches in People category.
Meghan Markle came in third place on the same list.
The only two Bangladeshis who made into the Top 10 of the People category in Bangladesh are BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Internet sensation Hero Alam, who made to ninth and tenth place respectively.
This was a great year for Bangladeshi films yet no local films made it to the top 10 Movies search category from Bangladesh. Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bacchan starrer Bollywood film “Thugs of Hindostan” topped the list followed by Marvel’s “Avengers Infinity War.”
Moreover, the only topics from South Asia that made it into the global top 10 lists are - Indian dancer, actor and Sapna Chaudhary who made into the ninth place in global Actors category and the Indian animated series “Motu Patlu” came into fourth place in global TV Shows category.
Also, Indian superstar Sridevi came in nine in the global Loss category.
Sridevi (born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018) was known as the 'First Female Superstar of India' | Wikimedia Commons
The Dhaka Tribune’s Showtime presents the top Google searches around the globe and Bangladesh for 2018 for people, celebrities, musicians/bands, movies and TV shows.
Bangladesh
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović was most searched from Bangladesh in 2018 in Google's People category | Facebook
People:
1) Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
2) Priya Prakash Varrier
3) Meghan Markle
4) Mia Khalifa
5) Sunny Leone
6) Kylian Mbappe
7) Mia Malkova
8) Nick Jonas
9) Khaleda Zia
10) Hero Alam
Movies:
1) Thugs of Hindustan
2) Avengers Infinity War
3) Tiger Zinda Hai
4) Race 3
5) Baaghi 2
6) Sanju
7) Black Panther
8) The Nun
9) Hate Story 4
10) Venom
Global
Former US actor and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, won the crown of most searched person globally in 2018 on Google's People category | AFP
People:
1) Meghan Markle
2) Demi Lovato
3) Sylvester Stallone
4) Logan Paul
5) Khloé Kardashian
6) Jair Bolsonaro
7) Brett Kavanaugh
8) Hailey Baldwin
9) Stormy Daniels
10) Cardi B
Actors:
1) Sylvester Stallone
2) Logan Paul
3) Pete Davidson
4) Bill Cosby
5) Noah Centineo
6) Donald Glover
7) Allison Mack
8) Gary Oldman
9) Sapna Chaudhary
10) Roseanne Barr
Movies:
1) Black Panther
2) Deadpool 2
3) Venom
4) Avengers: Infinity War
5) Bohemian Rhapsody
6) A Star Is Born
7) Incredibles 2
8) The Nun
9) A Quiet Place
10) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Loss:
1) Avicii
2) Mac Miller
3) Stan Lee
4) Anthony Bourdain
5) XXXTentacion
6) Stephen Hawking
7) Kate Spade
8) Aretha Franklin
9) Sridevi
10) Burt Reynolds
Musicians and Bands:
1) Demi Lovato
2) Cardi B
3) Daniel Küblböck
4) Travis Scott
5) Rick Ross
6) 6ix9ine
7) Tatsuya Yamaguchi
8) Childish Gambino
9) Hitomi Yoshizawa
10) Nick Jonas
TV Shows:
1) Story of Yanxi Palace
2) Altered Carbon
3) Buppesannivas
4) Motu Patlu
5) Roseanne
6) The Haunting of Hill House
7) Lost in Space
8) Grande Fratello
9) Segundo Sol
10) Bodyguard
